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Shawn Milsted is the master distiller at this young spirits house and brewhouse in Gibsons. He’s making premium white spirits that play beautifully in the pub’s classic-inspired cocktails.
1009 Gibsons Way, Gibsons
778-462-2011
The101.ca
• 101 Gin
• 101 Vodka
Master Distiller Pat Meerholz and his wife Jeanette produce schnapps and other spirits made from Creston Vallery fruit in their hillbilly stills.
1331 Channel Rd., Wynndel
WynndelCraftDistilleries.ca
• Fruit brandies
• Fruit liqueurs
• Moonshine
• Schapps
• Chili Cherry Vodka
• Creme de la Caribbean
• Floral Gin
• Old Tom Apple Gin
• Butterfly Blue Gin
• Cape Brandy
Under the direction of master distiller Kyle Watts, this new distillery in the North Okanagan is producing three different vodkas and is working on an apple pie moonshine.
Vernon
250-306-4455
VernonCraftDistilleries.com
PRODUCTS
• Vodka
Built entirely by hand by distiller Luke Erridge and his 75-year-old grandfather, Pacific Rim Distilling is a small batch craft distillery operating out of Ucluelet. Luke has refined old family recipes that date back to pre-prohibition for the modern palette, and his spirits are fermented using a wild yeast culture from Barkley Sound.
2-317 Forbes Street, Ucluelet
PacificRimDistilling.ca
• Humpback Vodka
• Lighthouse Gin
The Moon Distillery was formed out of The Moon Under Water Brewery in Victoria in December 2017, and have created an impressive array of craft spirits, including the popular Moon Shaft Liqueur.
350A Bay Street, Victoria
250-380-0706
MoonDistillery.ca
PRODUCTS
• Island Grown Pure Grain Vodka
• Orange Vodka
• Espresso Vodka
• Lime Vodka
• Moon Shaft Liqueur
• Citrus Gin
Located in sunny Kelowna, this distillery triple-distils its small-batch vodka, which is then filtered six times for a pure, clean spirit.
Kelowna
EndlessSummerDistillery.com
• Skaha Vodka
• Okanagan Apple Pie Moonshine
• Okanagan Peach Pie Moonshine
Back in his native Scotland, Graeme Macaloney fell in love with whisky, but it was here in Canada that he realized his dream to make it.
761 Enterprise Crescent, Victoria
778-401-0410
VictoriaCaledonian.com
• Mac Na Braiche Single Malt Spirit
• Oaken Poítin Single Malt Spirit
• Peated Darach Braiche Single Malt Spirit
• Peated Mac Na Braiche Sincle Malt Spirit
• Whisky Casks
Created by bartenders for bartenders. At this stylish East Van distillery, a team led by bartender-turned-distiller Brian Grant crafts rye-based spirits and other cocktail-friendly products.
1672 Franklin St., Vancouver
604-253-0059
ResurrectionSpirits.ca
Read more about Resurrection Spirits:
• Say hi to rye: The Alchemist tasting panel samples Canadian and American rye spirits
• Rock & rye: Resurrecting a distinctly Canadian spirit in Vancouver
• White Rye
• Pale Rye
• BC Dry Gin
• Rosé Gin
Owned by the Colebank family—Brennan and Erica, and his parents Ron and Christal—this craft distillery in the Cowichan Valley ferments and distills all their products from B.C.-grown fruits and grains.
105-5301 Chaster Road, Duncan
250-748-6874
Stillhead.ca
• Vodka
• London Dry Gin
• Wild Blackberry Infused Vodka
• Kirsch
• Aged Apple Brandy
Based in Osoyoos, this craft distillery makes a wide range of products including whisky, brandy, vodka and fruit-based moonshine.
#7-6001 Lakeshore Drive, Osoyoos
778-437-2221
TumbleweedSpirits.com
Read more about Tumbleweed Spirits:
• Gin
• Rock Creek Rye
• Fireweed Whiskey
• Midnite Brandy
• Nine Mile Creek “Shine”
• Sophia Esprit de Vin
• Vodka
• Moonshine